Overview

Australian Academy of Sport (AAS) has developed a course that will provide you with the skills and knowledge to undertake a career as a sports trainer at a regional, state or territory level. Likely functions for someone with this qualification include performing pre-and post-event taping as part of providing injury prevention and treatment for athletes.

Also, developing warm up and cool down programs and assisting with the management of sports injuries under the guidance of a health professional.

Those with this qualification would also liaise with coaching and other related support staff. Work may be undertaken in locations such as sports clubs and sporting events.

Career opportunities

As a Sports Trainer, you’ll work directly with athletes and Sports Medical Professionals to provide sports first aid, injury management and rehabilitation.

Course Topics

This hands-on course includes the following topics:

Provide CPR

Provide First Aid

Provide Advanced First Aid

Implement sports injury prevention

Provide initial management of sports injuries

Conduct basic warm up and cool down programs

Tape ankle, thumb, and fingers

Support sports injury management

Conduct advanced taping

Assist athletes to prevent and manage injury and illness

Provide nutrition information to athletes

Support athletes to adopt principles of sports psychology

Instruct strength and conditioning techniques

Respond to emergency situations

Provide drugs in sport information

Would you like to learn how to reduce the risk of injuries to your athletes’ through pre-habitation?

Course

Diploma of Sports Injury Management

First Intake Date

Monday 27th November – Sunday 3rd December 2017 (Block Training One)

End Date

Monday 25th June– Sunday 1st July 2018 (Block Training Two and Final Examination)

Course Fee

₹177,000 SAVE ₹30,000 Enrol before Friday 13th October 2017 and pay only ₹147,000